Rob Cox: Investors cheer for World Cup rout

Each dip in Dilma Rousseff’s poll numbers bumps the Bovespa. Markets are hoping her experimental economic policies will come to an end at the October ballot. With labor tight and millions lifted from poverty, however, it will take crushing defeat on the pitch for that to happen.

2014 World CupLess than 48 hours before the month-long soccer World Cup kicks off in Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff defended the cost of hosting the tournament, vowed to punish corruption and urged her compatriots to give visiting fans a warm...

ReutersYOLA Nigeria (Reuters) - Soldiers in a Nigerian state at the heart of an Islamist revolt shut down all venues preparing to screen live World Cup matches on Wednesday, saying they wanted to protect fans

A protester wears a cap with a picture of Argentina's revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara during a protest by metro workers in Sao Paulo June 9, 2014. In a project called 'On The Sidelines' Reuters photographers share pictures showing their own quirky and creative view of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - After inviting the world to its party and spending billions of dollars to put on a show, Brazil suddenly seems reluctant to dance.The month-long World Cup soccer tournament kicks

ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Hackers claim they have carried out attacks against dozens of Brazilian websites linked to the soccer World Cup, including those of tournament sponsor Hyundai, a state government

A performer of the World Cup 2014 official song "We Are One" Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte adjusts her headphones during a news conference at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Performers of the World Cup 2014 official song "We Are One" rapper Pitbull (L) and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte address reporters at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

2014 World CupSoldiers in a Nigerian state at the heart of an Islamist revolt shut down all venues preparing to screen live World Cup matches on Wednesday, hoping to stave off the kind of attacks that have killed more than 20 people in the past two...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The United States said on Tuesday that world powers and Iran would keep negotiating over an outline accord on Tehran's nuclear program beyond a midnight deadline, while warning that it was ready to abandon the talks altogether. | Video